Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
County and State Items.

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Weekly ReUieU.
A Mr.. Luff, of FELTON,, was robbed of |
a valuable silver watch while Witness
ing the National Drill in Washington.
on Wednesday.
George w. Roberts who has been
night clerk at the Wilmington post
office since October 1st, 1874 has been
requested by Postmaster Taylor to ten
der his resignation.
Many thousand dollars have been
lost by blackberry blight in Southern |
New Jersey, The disease has shown it. |
self in the patches of some of the largest |
growers around Milford.
The P, w. &B. Railroad Company
is putting the main track and sidewalks |
at KentOn through a thorough repair in !
order 10 be prepared for the heavily !
loaded peach trains which are in pros
pect.
LUCKY WHORTER.--SenatOr Char
les H. McWhOrter has been so fortunate
as to secure the appointment from Gov
ernor Biggs to the Office of Clerk of the
Orphans Court and the Court of Chan
Gerry of New Castle County.
Mr.. U. w. Weber, one of the pruprie-
tors of the MiddletOwn Ne1O EiUG, left
last week for Chicago, where he has
secured lucrative position. Mr.. Ed
ward A. Read will edit the NelU Era
during Mr.. Weber's absence.
The same old ghost story, of a railroad
from Milford to Dover via Frederica. is
in circulation again, chiefly in the vicin
ity of the latter place. About the time
that Delaware gets her new cOnstitu-
ton" this mythical railroad will be
built.-M!ford Chronicle.
The English widow of Henry c.
Courtney, the great matchmaker, of
Wilmington, who died over a year ago,
has settled with the Wilmington widow
and the other heirs in suit brought for
dover out of the estate. The sum
agreed upon as settlement is placed at
$2O,OOO
FIGHT AT TowNsEND.-Therew was a
cOlored picnic at Townsend, about four
miles below MiddletOwn Monday. Dur
ing the day large number of men and
women became intoxicated, and gen
eral fight ensued. A number of broken
heads, razor gashes and pistol wounds
resulted.
One who does not like the NelUs and
AdUeatiser, because it does not reflect
her individual views, proposes to put it
under foot. We suggest as the most
effective way of doing so that she car
peted floOr with copies of the paper.
Very soon then, by reason of close init
macy, her feet would be wiser than her
head.-MiLfOrd NeiUs
William Giles, a farmer living within
three miles of Laurel, was badly injured
on May 25 by bees stinging him and
also by his horse, which ran away, be-
ing made frantic by the attack Of the
bees. Giles was ploughing a garden
and accidentally upset a hive full of
bees. He is confined to his bed now,
sick and unable to talk.
PAYMENT OF BoNDs.-State Treasur-
er Herbet gives notice that he will be at
the Philadelphia National Bank of the
three first business days of July, prepar-
ed to pay of the bonds of" Series B y
from No. to No. $50 inclusive, the de-
nomination of 81 900 each of the issue
OfJuly l, 1881, and the interest on said
bonds will cease to accrue after the
above time.
William H. Carroll, proprietor OF the
Casino of Music, dive on front Street,
Wilmington was shot and fatally wound
ed by Robert Frankford in the National
Hotel barroom early Monday morning
There has been a strong personal feel
ing between the men on account Car
rolls breaking up prize fight between
Good and Duncan, two Philadelphia
pugilists, last winter.
Something new in thievery is reported
from WhatcOm, w. T. The unprinci
pied depredator stole all the young tree
of a newly planted orchard, whethe
peach or not is not stated, hiding hi
work for time by sticking willow twig
in the holes where the fruit trees ha'
been" This beats that theft Of tn
cornerstone of a church in Thorough
fare Neck.-EUery EUening.
A. p. Robinson, Esq, aud ex-RecOl
der w. II. BOyce organized last weel
at Vaughn's schOOlhOnse, Broad Creel
hundred. the third Constitutional Con
ventiOn Club for this county, the one 8
Georgetown being the first and that
Laurel the second. The leading citizer
of the hundred were made the othce
of the club and they claim Broad Cree
almost a unit for convention.
The Delta Phi Literary Society
Delaware College will celebrate u
v.second anniversary of its found
lin the College Oratory, Newar
"Wednesday evening, June 10. III
annual Grafton will be delivered by Il
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis. The sociei
addresswill be given by w. &. Smit
and the farewell address by S. a. Buc
anan. The committee Ofarrangemer
are r. Bavard Heisel, J. p. Armstron
JIG. Maloy, A. F. Polk and +.
Grier.
Mrs. RIDGELY DEAD.-Mrs. Sallie
Ridgelv died yesterday at Dover ire
the stroke Of paralysis received on = :,
urdav. Deceased was 81 years OLD. ,
was the sister to Chief Justice (omegy
and had spent her iife here. On NJ
18th. 1S42, she became the second W
Of the Hon. Henry M. Ridgely' 7
tinguished Federalist, who serVeH
State in the Congresses OF 1911 aeu ~ 70
and declined a denomination III 10
ane who also served several terms
the Delaware Legislature ana III
other local offices. He dleo III
1S47, his second marriage proving @ cni
less, Mrs. hiuSbly WoS o A'~N -
excellence and usefulness, and nao % p
for more than a quarter Of a Cent1
the Superintendent of the Infant
partment of the NJ. z. Sunday Sch'
AsUssEx FARMER'ssU SUICIDE LAUE
Nav 29.-Eliiah f. Parker "
known and highly respected farmer i!Sl
ing near Laurel, committed sulcloe
Thursday morning. r.ParK,eSr
his wife left their four small chllure.
the care Of his aged father and repai
to the field to gather Strawberries.
however, soon returned, seeming '
much demented. Asking his tame
he was properly attending to the
dren. he did not wait for a reply
seized his breech-loading gun' WI
was hanging over tho door, and
out Of the house, saying that be wa
inc to shoot a hawk his four.yeaT
son following him. In moment
reDort Of a gun rang out ana tns
screamed. Not yards from the /,